What Happened on December 31, 1994

Historical Events

  • 1st snowless December in Baltimore Maryland
  • Anti Apartheid Group of Netherlands (AABN) disbands
  • This date is skipped altogether in Kiribati as the Phoenix Islands and Line Islands change time zones from UTC-11 to UTC+13 and UTC-10 to UTC+14, respectively.
1994 History

Famous Deaths

  • BAM "Bob" Schreiner, airline owner (S Aviation Group), dies at 79
  • Harri Webb, Welsh poet and nationalist, dies at 74
  • Leigh Bowery, Australian performance artist and designer, dies of AIDS at 33
  • Leo Fuchs, Polish-born Jewish American actor (The Six Million Dollar Man, Avalon), dies at 83

Woody StrodeWoody Strode (1914-1994)

American football end (LA Rams, Calgary Stampeders) and actor (Posse, Cotton Club, Vigilante, Scream), dies of lung cancer at 80


About December 31, 1994

Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 28 years, 5 months and 10 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Capricorn

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: On Bended Knee - Boyz II Men
  • UK #1 Song: Stay Another Day - East 17